Dúfl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dúfl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dúfl" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dúfl
dúfl, n. Dukken, Neddukken i Vandet; hann(nl. Tranen, der er sat paa Vagt) skal(ef nökkut er at óttast) varpa steininumor klónni niðr á vatnit, ok fyrir þatsama dúfl (derved at Stenen saaledesdumper ned i Vandet) vaknar allr flokkrÆf. 8945; jvf Folkespr. duvl Aasen11935. Deraf sandsynligvis Stedsnavnet Dúflá Dn. I, 111. IX, 2133.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᚠᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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